Brent Richter
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North Vancouver, BC, Canada
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West Vancouver therapy dog Benny electrocuted on mall sidewalk
A West Vancouver woman is speaking out after her Leonberger dog was electrocuted on a sidewalk outside Park Royal. Stray voltage was likely the cause. → Read More
Investigators ID Lynn Creek sheen, but source still a mystery
Investigators have confirmed the sheen on North Vancouver’s Lynn Creek is oil but the hydrocarbons present is below the province of B.C.’s standards. → Read More
North Shore program looks to create 'Golden Girls' living for seniors
Roommates for seniors addresses affordable housing, isolation and climate change, but Golden Girls-type living isn’t that common in North America. A local organization is trying to change that. → Read More
Resident worried after two glass panels fall from North Van condo
A renter in a North Vancouver condo is worried about his building’s safety after two glass panels shattered and fell. → Read More
Former North Vancouver councillor one of two killed in house fire
Former City of North Vancouver councillor Bob Fearnley and his daughter Gayle were killed in a Delbrook area house fire Feb. 9, 2023. → Read More
West Van condo owners ordered to repair structural damage caused by unpermitted reno
The owners of a townhouse at West Vancouver’s West Royal Towers must repair damage they did to the structure, the Civil Resolution Tribunal has ruled. → Read More
Evicted for Airbnb, North Shore tenant says the system is failing
There are hundreds of short-term rentals operating on the North Shore but enforcement is scant. → Read More
Child in hospital after being struck by driver in West Vancouver
Speed and alcohol are factors in the investigation. The driver is a West Vancouver man in his 20s. → Read More
Here's what North Shore Rescue has to say about avalanche risk
North Shore Rescue’s avalanche safety officer says mountains in North Vancouver and West Vancouver aren’t at high risk for avalanches but we still need to be cautious. → Read More
Meet Annie, the backpack-wearing eagle you can track in real time
The Hancock Wildlife Foundation is tracking Annie, a West Vancouver bald eagle, as part of a larger study into the West Coast eagle population. → Read More
The curious case of West Vancouver's whalebone hash pipe
In the early 1900s, Vancouver police blew up a rotting whale carcass. Then things got weird. → Read More
Grebes and golf: The fascinating story behind West Vancouver's newest park
It may look like just a rock, but West Grebe Islet is a cradle of biodiversity and a marker of changing civil rights in Vancouver → Read More
Watch: Beauty bobcat prowls in West Vancouver yard
A North Shore News reader from West Vancouver has shared video of a bobcat prowling around a backyard near Taylor Way. They are not a threat, the COS says → Read More
Video: See what the Capilano Suspension Bridge looked like 40 years ago
North Vancouver's Capilano Suspension Bridge has been around since 1889. Footage recently shared on YouTube shows how it looked in the 1980s. → Read More
West Van council to stop Indigenous land acknowledgments
West Vancouver council is stepping away from the practice of beginning meetings with an Indigenous land acknowledgment. → Read More
West Van women's Air Force veteran to receive her medals, 77 years after the war
There are only a handful of veterans left who can share their stories. West Vancouver's Joyce McKay is now telling hers. → Read More
West Van home allegedly built without permits demolished
The bylaw and legal dispute over the home date back to 2014 → Read More
Wet roads will be extra slick when rain arrives, North Vancouver RCMP warn
Roads have a buildup of oil deposits after our dry spell. Suddenly accelerating or braking may make tires spin and lose their bite. → Read More
Why is there an air raid siren in this North Vancouver park?
During the Cold War, Canada installed air raid sirens to warn the public if the Soviets were attacking with nuclear bombs. North Vancouver's remains. → Read More
North Vancouver RCMP warn of potential dog poisoning at off-leash park
Two potential poisonings in two days. The RCMP are investigating. → Read More